12/04/2019
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final guidance “Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biologics” for comments. An adaptive designed clinical trial means that during the trial, the design can be changed based on an interim analysis of the data collected from subjects already enrolled. This means that the trial design could be altered during enrollment to increase the type of subjects that are more likely to benefit or reduce those who may be at greater risk for adverse effect. This could reduce the time needed to determine if the investigational product is safe and effective and reduce risks to subjects. The final guidance clarifies principles for the design, conduct, and reporting of adaptive clinical trials for evaluation of safety and effectiveness of drugs and biologics and is part of FDA’s modernization efforts.